NHL roundup: Wild defeats Avs to extend division lead
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[March 30, 2023]
Frederick Gaudreau netted two short-handed goals, Sam Steel
and Marcus Johansson also scored and the Minnesota Wild beat the
Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday in Denver.
Filip Gustavsson made 42 saves to help the first-place Wild
(44-22-9, 97 points) increase their lead in the Central Division to
three points over both the Avalanche (44-24-6, 94 points) and the
idle Dallas Stars (40-20-14, 94 points).
Minnesota has five wins in the past six games (5-0-1).
Bowen Byram scored a goal and Alexandar Georgiev turned away 25
shots for Colorado, which had won nine of its previous 10 games.
Islanders 2, Capitals 1 (SO)
Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri each scored in the shootout and Ilya
Sorokin finished with 25 saves to lift visiting New York to a
victory over Washington.
Washington's Evgeny Kuznetsov and Horvat each converted in the first
round before Sorokin denied T.J. Oshie to begin the second. Palmieri
beat Darcy Kuemper over his glove hand before Sorokin sealed the win
by stopping Nicklas Backstrom in the third round.
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Pierre Engvall scored early in the second period for the Islanders,
who improved to 8-3-1 in their last 12 games. Conor Sheary scored a
goal and Kuemper turned aside 28 shots for the Capitals, who have
lost five of their last six games (1-3-2).
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Mar 29, 2023; Denver, Colorado,
USA;Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) controls the puck
under pressure from Minnesota Wild center Sam Steel (13) as
defenseman Bowen Byram (4) defends in the third period at Ball
Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
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Maple Leafs 3, Panthers 2 (OT)
Brandon Montour scored his 14th goal of the season at 1:41 of
overtime and visiting Florida came back to defeat Toronto.
Florida's Sam Reinhart tied the game with his 28th
goal of the season with one minute left in the third period on a
tip-in during a power play. Montour and Aaron Ekblad had assists.
Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers, who had lost their
previous four games. Alex Lyon made 38 saves for the Panthers.
Auston Matthews and Zach Aston-Reese scored for the Maple Leafs.
Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves for the Maple Leafs, who were coming off
a 3-2-0 road trip.
--Field Level Media
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